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#C00A9E

#c00a9e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a9e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 17.71% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 311.21°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #0ac02c

Split complementary

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #43c00a
  3. #0ac087

Analogous

  1. #870ac0
  2. #c00a9e
  3. #c00a43

Triadic

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #9ec00a
  3. #0a9ec0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #c02c0a
  3. #0ac02c
  4. #0a9ec0

Square

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #c0870a
  3. #0ac02c
  4. #0a43c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0226
  2. #770662
  3. #c00a9e
  4. #f423cd
  5. #f76cdd

Shades

#c00a9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #ad098e
  3. #9a087e
  4. #86076f
  5. #73065f
  6. #60054f
  7. #4d043f
  8. #3a032f
  9. #260220
  10. #130110
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #c623a8
  3. #cd3bb1
  4. #d354bb
  5. #d96cc5
  6. #e085cf
  7. #e69dd8
  8. #ecb6e2
  9. #f2ceec
  10. #f9e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a9e
  2. #ba169b
  3. #b32298
  4. #ad2d95
  5. #a63992
  6. #a0458f
  7. #9a518c
  8. #935d89
  9. #8d6886
  10. #867483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f58a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #61719a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb1d5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8145a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91599c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7177c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a9e {
  color: #c00a9e;
}
Background
.bg-c00a9e {
  background-color: #c00a9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a9e {
  border: 2px solid #c00a9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a9e, #c00a43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.84 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.88 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.30 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.56 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.56 #3ff561 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a9e  rgb(192, 10, 158)  hsl(311, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac02c  rgb(10, 192, 44)  hsl(131, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#9ec00a  rgb(158, 192, 10)  hsl(71, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0a9ec0  rgb(10, 158, 192)  hsl(191, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue